Obituaries
Danny L. Arthurhultz, 62, of Culver, passed away at 2:35 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, at his residence in Culver.
Ernest S. “Ernie” Kopka, 83, of Winamac, passed away at 4:32 p.m. Friday, March 27, in his home.
He was born Oct. 27, 1931, in Francesville, to Milo and Mary (Krohn) Kopka.
Ernie was married on Dec. 30, 1972, in Winamac, to Martha Hoffman. She survives.
Ernie was a life-long mechanic in Pulaski...
Lowell R. Podell, 95, of Winamac, passed away at 10:30 p.m. Friday, March 27, at Pulaski Health Care Center in Winamac.
He was born Aug. 19, 1919, in Winamac, to Theodore and Mary (Dressler) Podell.
Lowell was married on June 6, 1942, in Hammond, to Helen F. Timm. Helen passed away Dec. 1, 2008.
He...
Clarence (Rusty) Ezra, 80, of Granger, passed on to eternal life on March 21, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka.
Rusty was born in Mishawaka, on Oct. 13, 1934, to Clarence and Jessie (Correlle) Ezra.
He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
Music was Rusty...
Argyle “Dean” Carr, 80, of Logansport, passed away at 6:22 p.m., Monday, March 23, at Logansport Memorial Hospital.
Born on May 28, 1934, in Kewanna, he was the son of the late Carl “Barney” and Ruth (Huey) Carr.
On Nov. 13, 1954, he married Betty Brown, who survives.
Dean retired in 1995 from the...
Harold C. Crater II, 82, of Winamac, passed away at 12:39 p.m. Monday, March 23, at Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac.
He was born June 10, 1932, in Lafayette, to Harold and Frances Helene (Williams) Crater I.
Harold married Betty Jean Russell on June 16, 1954, in Winamac. Betty died June 22,...
Donald E. Young, 85, Winamac, passed away on Friday, March 13, at IU Health University Hospital.
He was born July 8, 1929, in Hammond, to John and Lois Young.
Donald married Wilma Locke on April 15, 1951, in Winamac. Wilma survives.
Donald served in the Navy (1950-1954), and was a produce manager...
Imogene Richie Bell, 80, of Rensselaer, passed away Saturday, March 21, at the Visiting Nurse Association Horton Hospice Center in Valparaiso.
Imogene was born in Elmrock, Kentucky, on April 11, 1934, the daughter of the late Coet and Hattie (Messer) Dobson. She graduated from the Gillam Township...
Florence Mildred Finnegan, 97, of Monticello, formerly of Francesville, passed away at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at White Oak Health Campus in Monticello.
She was born March 26, 1917, in Rensselaer, to James and Eliza (Hunter) Culp.
Mildred married James Edward Finnegan on April 2, 1940, in...
Freida Jane Bartlett, 96, of Chicago, formerly of Winamac, passed away peacefully at the GlenCrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chicago at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, March 22.
Freida was born on July 28, 1918, in Kentland, and grew up in Hammond.
She married James Dorsey of Wilmington, Illinois, and...